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Consulting & Staffing (United States) 2021

The consulting and staffing benchmark includes organizations that provide advisory and implementation services across a wide range of industries. These organizations tend to have the same leadership and employment structure - though they tend to range from professional engineering consulting, leadership and strategy consulting as well as talent search and recruitment.

  • ~2m

    Questions answered
    in last 12 months

  • /
  • ~70

    Organizations

These insights represent ~2m questions answered from ~70 organizations, ranging in size from 10 to 6,700 people, in the last 12 months.

The data meet our criteria as being robust and reliable; unlikely to substantially change over time; and representative of the wider industry. Read more about the methodology.

Data provided by ] Culture Amp

Industry breakdown

  • Management Consulting

    33%

  • Staffing and Recruiting

    16%

  • Accounting

    16%

  • Human Resources

    10%

  • Architecture & Planning

    9%

  • Market Research

    7%

  • Information Services

    4%

  • Professional Training & Coaching

    4%

Are employees committed to their organizations?

Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.

74% of Consulting and Staffing (United States) employees are engaged

This is in the top 45% compared with the overall average.


The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 26 and is in the top 46% compared with the overall average.

Understanding the engagement questions

Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.

I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work

86%

2% above global average

I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time

68%

1% above global average

[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere

71%

Same as global average

I am proud to work for [Company]

86%

1% below global average

I rarely think about looking for a job at another company

57%

2% below global average

The highest scoring question for Consulting & Staffing United States had 92% of people agreeing that they know how their work contributes to the goals of [company] (+1% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Work & Life Blend.


People in Consulting & Staffing United States were generally least favourable about Voice, and were most negative towards 'I have seen positive changes taking place based on recent employee survey results' with 12% of people disagreeing (+0% above average).

Which questions matter the most?

Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Consulting and Staffing (United States) organizations.

1

Generally, I believe my workload is reasonable for my role

73% favorable


The factor this relates most closely to is Work & Life Blend

Which questions matter the most?

Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Consulting and Staffing (United States) organizations.

1

Generally, I believe my workload is reasonable for my role

73% favorable

Work & Life Blend
2

[Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development

77% favorable

Learning & Development
3

[Company] effectively directs resources (funding, people and effort) towards company goals

64% favorable

Company Performance
4

I believe my total compensation (base salary+any bonuses+benefits+equity) is fair, relative to similar roles at other companies

54% favorable

Alignment & Involvement
5

The leaders at [Company] demonstrate that people are important to the company's success

78% favorable

Leadership

How long do people stay?

In the short term, 20% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (+2% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 10% of people see themselves leaving within two years (+0% compared to overall).

The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.

1

Generally, I believe my workload is reasonable for my role

73% favorable

Work & Life Blend
2

Generally, I believe my workload is reasonable for my role

73% favorable

Work Pressure
3

[Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development

77% favorable

Learning & Development
Average Glassdoor ratings

We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.

Overall Rating

3.8 stars (+0)

Culture and Values

3.9 stars (+0)

Work Life Balance

3.5 stars (-0.3)

Compensation and Benefits

3.5 stars (-0.1)

Career Opportunities

3.6 stars (+0.1)

Recommend to Friend

73.0% (+2)

CEO Approval

88.0% (+4)

How does Consulting and Staffing (United States) compare?

Organizations in Consulting & Staffing United States tend to be very similar to the global all industries insights, with no significant departures from the average.

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